A review by karlee_reads
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Maybe I just didn't "get" this book - but it wasn't for me. I have no idea what the point was in the end. Nothing was accomplished. 
Maybe this is in part because of translation, but the rambling and cyclical nature of the prose was also not appealing to me. It initially struck me as stream of consciousness, but began to wear on me as the sentences dragged on. Sometimes full pages in length without a period to be seen. And circling back on themselves to repeat what had already been said, in the same way an anxiety-spiraling mind might make one rave on about the same topic. It did create an unease while reading, which maybe was part of the goal, but it was tedious. 
Overall, not for me. Would not recommend. 
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